cricket world cup quiz

• Cricket WORLD CUP QUIZ BY cricket fanatic DEBAPRIYA CHAKRABORTY…

• 1.Pakistan was playing a World Cup match against West Indies in Edgbaston on 11th June,1975. Pakistan scored 266/7. In reply at one stage West Indies was reduced to 166/8. But the Caribbean miraculously clinched a one wicket win. The hero of the chase was WI keeper Deryck Murray who scored an unbeaten 61. But the Man of the Match was given to Pakistan’s Sarfraz Nawaz. What was the reason behind that???

• Ans- The adjudicator Tom Graveney left the ground when west Indies was tottering at 166/8. He thought Pakistan would easily win the match. So he left the ground for a drink in a near bar, announcing Sarfraz Nawaz Man of the Match. He missed the remaining part of the match.

• 2. He was born in Nairobi,Kenya.His ancestors migrated from India to there.He had a dream to play Test cricket.So he migrated to England.But didn't get a chance to play for their national team there.So he migrated again to an another country.

• He played World Cup for them & in the world cup he started a revolution which now a days common but not on those days. Who is he & what was the innovation???

• Ans- Dipak Patel,opening bowling for New Zealand in 1992 World Cup.

• 3.This was one of the famous/infamous incident of World Cup. What was the reason that had brought the spectator in the field???

• Ans- The spectator was asking the reason behind Sunil Gavaskar’s crawling 36* runs in 174 balls against England in 1975 World Cup. India were chasing 335.

4. Connect…exhaustive

• Ans- Man of the Match in tied games in World Cup.

• Andrew Strauss vs India in 2011.• Marvan Attapattu vs South Africa in 2003.• Jeromey Bray vs Zimbabwe in 2007.• Shane Warne vs South Africa in 1999.

• 5. He was named in the original squad of the 1999 world cup, but was replaced on 23 April 1999 by Alan Dawson following a conviction for a serious criminal offence against him.The conviction was later overturned. But he missed the '99 World Cup. who is he???

• Ans – Makhaya Ntini

• 6. The team was captained by David Jones in the first ever ICC Trophy(World Cup Qualifiers) in 1979. They narrowly missed the play off to Sri Lanka only for lesser run rate. However it was decided this team wouldn't qualify for the World Cup whatever their result had came from the tournament. Which team & why was this decided???

Ans- Wales, as it is part of ECB(England & Wales Cricket Board).

• 7.He was the captain of his team in the World Cup 1996.But coming back from the World Cup he was banned for life immediately by his country's cricket board. He never played international cricket after that World Cup.Id this person who faced Allan Donald with a hat only & was hit on the head by a Donald bouncer. Donald thought,he had killed him.

• Ans- Sultan Zarawani,UAE

8. Connect them with 1975 world cup…exhaustive

• Ans – Three finalist from the 1st ever world cup final who have died.

• Keith Boyce,Roy Fredericks & Gary Gilmour.

• 9.This cricketer was responsible for an exotic carpet which was given to his opponent player. It could be a stupid move also if that opponent player did something which he didn't. What am I talking about??? Id him also.

Ans- Courtney Walsh who didn’t mankaded Saleem Jaffer in 1987 World Cup. This act

helped Pakistan to register victory. Pakistani President gave him the Carpet for his

sportsmanship.

• 10.Dilhara Fernando was bowling to X in a World Cup match.There was nearly a Phil Hughes's kind of situation when a bouncer hit the cheeck of X. The blow was sickening. X had to be stretchered off by paramedics, blood trickling down his cheeks. He was rushed to a hospital. He was on a mere ten, and they had as good as ruled him out of the match. But when his team all but had lost the match, surprisingly enough he came back to bat direct from hospital and almost won the match for his team single handedly. Seeing this, X's team captain was so amazed that when he was asked about the defeat he replied," “I don’t think it is too big a deal; we’ve seen bloodshed before.” Who was this hero???

• Ans- Ramnaresh Sarwan

• 11.This cricketer took a catch against South Africa in the 2009 T20 World Cup which according to David Llyod was the best catch ever. He has a 50 over's World Cup record which hasn't broken yet. Id him & what's his record???

• Ans- Kyle Coetzer(Scotland),highest score ever in a world cup match in a loosing cause.

• 156 vs Bangladesh in the 2015 World Cup.

• 12.Conversation between Warne,Dravid & Naseer Hussain.NH- I'm pretty sure England'll do pretty well in 2019 WC Warnie.SW-Why do you think so Naseer???NH-2011 WC Hosted by India & SL & final was between them. 2015 WC hosted by Aus & NZ & the final is between them. So since the 2019 WC is being hosted by the British Islands,guess what's the final gonna be???What did Rahul Dravid reply to his question???

• Ans- Ireland vs Scotland

• 13.This cricketer played Ranji Trophy for Tamilnadu & Railways.He was also a key member for his zone in Duleep Trophy.He toured England as a member of the Under 19 Indian team.But later he represented another country in World Cup.Id him & the country.

• Ans- Balaji Rao,Canada

• 14.Robert Meuleman,son of ex Australian Test cricketer Ken Meuleman was a First Class cricketer from Western Australia. He suggested something which delivered a great result in World Cup Cricket. What did he suggest???

Ans- He suggested Adam Gilchrist to use the Squash Ball inside the glove.

• 15.He played the first ever ball in his country's inaugural Test. He played the '87 World Cup where his own father was the team manager. In this way they become the only father son combination to share the dressing room in World Cup. Who is he???

• Ans- Kevin Arnott

• 16.He never got deserved opportunities to play for his country,West Indies as the fearsome four of that time were present in the team.He got to play a match against Australia in 1983 World Cup only after Marshall & Garner were declared unfit.He jumped on that chance & took 7 for 51 in that match.It was the best bowling figure ever in ODI till then & obviously the best bowling figure of 1983 World Cup.Name him.

• Ans- Winston Davis

• 17.It's a big misconception that UAE had only one Emirati citizen in their 1996 World Cup squad. Sultan Zarawani,their skipper was the lone Emirati, people use to think. But their vice captain was also an UAE born player (was born in Dubai) in the team.He was a left arm seamer. Id this cricketer who once scored 209* against Thailand in an ACC Trophy match.

• Ans- Saeed-al-Saffer.

• 18.X was a school boy from south Africa. He bunked school to watch his beloved country South Africa playing in the 1992 World Cup. Seeing it,he also wished to play the mega event one day. Few years later, he was playing the domestic league of his country by birth but his dream of playing a World Cup seemed all but gone. At that time his state team's captain Y suggested him something to do. He followed it & his dream was fulfilled. Who is X & Y & what did Y suggest him???

• Ans- X= Grant Elliott• Y=Ken Rutherford,he suggested him to

play for the New Zealand.

• 19.When NKP Salve & IS Bindra approached him,he had one condition that he would be seated next to the Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi during an exhibition match between India and Pakistan held just before the World Cup '87, which would be broadcast live on national television.Proximity to the prime minister and the huge media exposure sent out the message that they enjoyed warm relations with the government. Who is this gentleman & what did Bindra & Salve approach to him???

• Ans- Dhirubhai Ambani(Reliance),they approached him to become title sponsor.

20. Connect…exhaustive

• Ans- Team managers when India won the world cup in 1983 & 2011.

• PR Mansingh & Ranjib Biswal.

• 21.He was the opening bowler for his side in the 1975 World Cup.But he was killed within 4 months of that World Cup in a car cash,having returning home from a club match which he had taken 6 wickets for 16 runs.But he came in the news during the 1987 World Cup in the subcontinent,8 years later after his tragic death.Who & why???

• Ans- Don Pringle,East Africa. His son Dereck Pringle played for England. First father-son pair in World Cup.

• 22.He fielded the final ball of a World Cup final. But according to him the act was a stupid one & he added "Should have just held on to it. Or let it go through for four and then picked it up. Should have kept the ball. In the end, as you know, people were grabbing stumps and bails." This man batted well in the semis & played jem of an innings in that final. But somehow it has been totally forgotten. Even his captain of that team didn't mention him or his innings in his autobiography. Who is this ill-fated cricketer???

• Ans- Mike Velletta,87 World Cup final at Eden Garden’s.

• 23.These were all nominees. Who was the winner & what was the name of that competition???1.Kevin Arnott2.Md. Azharuddin3.Martin Crowe4.Sunil Gavaskar5.Roger Harper6.Roshan Mahanama7.Viv Richards8.John Wright

• Ans- Martin Crowe catch of Dave Houghton,Zimbabwe.

• Bush cricket classic catch,1987 world cup.

• 24.He is namesake of an Indian Prime Minister. This Indian ex Test Cricketer led Hyderabad to win the Ranji Trophy in 1987. Later he went to Ireland & played for them. He was the asst. coach of Ireland in the 2011 World Cup. Who is he???

• Ans- Bobjee Narashima Rao.

• 25.He played 2011 World Cup. Three of his brothers also played World Cup cricket. In this way he belongs to the only cricketing family which has 4 brothers in World Cup. He faced only 3 balls in the entire 2011 World Cup & was dismissed thrice!!! Name this *talented* player.

• Ans- Shem Ngoche,Kenya.

26. Connect…exhaustive

• Ans – Only two cricketers to make their ODI debut in a world cup knockout match.

• Wayen Larkins- Eng vs NZ in 1979 S/F.• Tharindu Kaushal- SL vs RSA in 2015 Q/F

• 27.There are only one instances each where a brother & his sister & a husband & his wife both played World Cup cricket. Id all four of them.

• Here are the photos of the husband-wife pair.

• Ans- Nathan Astle & Lisa Astle(NZ).• Guy de Alwis & Rasanjali Chandima Silva(SL).

• 28.He was a member of the world champion Australian team that won the 1987 World Cup.He was just 22(age) then but he never played again for them after that World Cup. Interestingly enough he debuted also for the Aussies in that '87 World Cup.Born to a Latvian father,he is the only Latvian origin player to play the World Cup & probably international cricket.Id him.

• Ans- Andrew Zesers.

• 29.When India won the world cup in 1983,many people celebrated it in different styles.But Vijay Singh Pathbardhan made a movie. But how could you connect his movie with that World Cup '83???

• Ans- Sandip Patil was the hero & Syed Kirmani was the villain in the movie.

• 30.He was a bowler only.He played two World Cups for his country & on both occasions he was the captain.He played every matches for his team during those two World Cups.But interestingly enough he couldn't take a single wicket on those two World Cups together.Who is he???

• Ans- Srinivas Venkatraghavan,captain of the Indian team in 1975 & 1979 World Cups.

• 31. This image is from 1999 World Cup. Lance Klusener is fielding in a group match in the shade of a tree which is well inside the boundary. Just id the ground.

• Ans- VRA Cricket Ground in Amstelveen,The Nederlands.

• The match was between Kenya & South Africa.• Many would guessed it as the St. Lawrence

Cricket Ground in Canterburry. But that’s wrong.

• 32.He was the only non white player in the 1983 World Cup squad of Zimbabwe. It was their first ever World Cup also.He is also credited to be de 1st ever non white & Muslim player to play for Zimbabwe in international level.Id him.

• Ans – Omar Ali Shah.

• 33."We used to read about it in books. Now we are here face to face with this historic moment. Obviously we are thrilled," Sourav Ganguly said in a trip to a city during 2003 World Cup. The moment is in the picture below. Id the city & what did they read in books???

• Ans- Pietermaritzburg. Gandhiji was thrown out of the train by white people. A Gandhi memorial train uses to run in memory of that incident.

• 34.India launched their World Cup jersey just before the tri nations. But in World Cup they forced to make minor changes in their jerseys due to ICC's order. Just id the change.

• Ans- They had to remove the Star logo & the Nike sign from in front of their jerseys.

• 35.He became famous in 2001 after completing a solo journey around the equator without motorised transport. The South Africa born Swiss explorer used to work as motivators temporarily with different sporting teams in important competitions. He has a 'Midas Touch' of success. Some of his recent works -Worked with Team India during World Cup Cricket & India became World Champion in 2011.Worked with KKR in 2014 & it has won the IPL.Worked with the German football team im 2014 & Germany lift the FIFA World Cup.He worked with South Africa in the 2015 Cricket World Cup & it has won their first ever knock out match in World Cup. Id this magician.

• Ans- Mike Horne

• 36.What's going on the field???It's an incident of a 1975 World Cup match between Sri Lanka & Australia.

• Ans- Tamil people are protesting for not to have a single Tamil player in the Sri Lanka team.

• 37.He was a very poor cricketer.He never played a single Test,ODI or T20I.Even he never participated in a First Class or List-A match.At the age of only 20 he realised that Cricket was not for him.So he stopped playing cricket.Even Wikipedia hasn't a page on him.He is so little known that even his name is often mispelt.Yet one can see him doing coaching for his team in this 2015 World Cup.Who is he???

• Ans- Russel Domingo,South Africa coach

• 38.It was a 1999 world cup match,played on 15th May at Hove.India & South Africa were playing against each other.A controversy happened in the match which never happened in a cricket field before.Sourav Ganguly first complained about it to the umpires.But they couldn't take a decision as nothing was said in the law about that matter.They consulted with match referee.Even he was confused.So he discussed it with ICC to declared the act unfair.Which incident or act I'm talking about???

• Ans- Hansie Cronje was getting instructions from coach Bob Woolmer via ear phone.

• 39. In 1987 World Cup,an Indian Cricketer made a world record in ODI.But in the very next world cup in 1992,he wasn't even selected for his team. But he came back strongly in 1996 World Cup. please tell about his World Record too.

• Ans – Navjot Singh Sidhu, consecutive 4 half centuries in first 4 innings of his ODI career.

• 40.Whom had Martin Guptill gestured his two fingers to??? and tell me the reason also.

• Ans- Their batting coach Craig McMillan.• Only two cricketers hit sixes on the roof of

Westpac Stadium,Wellington. Guptill just became the second. McMillan was the first.

• 41.In 1999,a cricketer was in the preliminary list of World Cup squads of two countries X & Y!!!Both the team had a desire to pick him.So he was selected for Y only after X didn't pick him in the final squad. Id him & also X & Y.

• Ans- Gavin Hamilton,England & Scotland.

• 42.Who are first & last in this list of 8 cricketets in world cup - Pommi Mbangwa,Ehsanul Haque,David Obuya,Jacques Kallis,Berend Westdijk,Shem Ngoche,Mitchell Johnson???

• Ans – Hattrick Victims in world cup. Ewen Chatfield(NZ) & Tharindu Kaushal(SL).

• Th bowlers were Chetan Sharma in Nagpur in 1987 & JP Dumminy in Sydney in 2015

• 43.Ritu Beri designed the beautiful team jerseys of 1996 World Cup. But which Japanese sportswear company printed the jerseys??? Clue- it’s the jersey provider of the current Australian cricket team.

• Ans-

• 44.Sabaruddin Khan,a middle aged person from Karachi & father of a little boy was very much in news during 2015 world cup. He was regularly coming on different chanells in TV during World Cup matches. Why has he become so popular???

• Ans- The Mauka Mauka guy.

• 45.During 2014 World Cup Qualifiers(for 2015 world cup) this cricketer,surnamed Odhiambo was in the news for two off the field reasons.One was for his name & another was playing along with his uncle Thomas Odoyo in the same team.What's his first & middle name???

• Ans- Nelson Mandela

• 46.He was only married then & 1999 world cup happened. His board ordered all the cricketers wives to go home.But he kept his wife with him without telling anyone. When someone came he used to do some strange thing to hide his wife from the public. Who is he & what did he do???

• Ans – Saqlain Mushtaq,he kept his wife in a wardrobe.

• 47.There are lots of cricketers who played as a cricketer first & then did coaching in World Cup Cricket. But X has a unique record. He coached first in a World Cup & then in another World Cup, he played as a cricketer. Id X.

• Ans- Dougie Brown,coach of Namibia in 2003 & player of Scotland in 2007.

• He also played ODI for England.

• 48.Mehboob Hasan,a 50 years old clerk at Etawah Agricultural Engineering College,Uttar Pradesh went to Khwajasaheb's dargah,Ajmer to have a prayer for a cricketer. His prayer changed the fortune of a certain player & his team in the 2015 world cup. Both of them were going through a very bad patch. Who is this player & why did Hasan pray for him???

• Ans- He is the maternal uncle of Pakistani keeper Sarfaraz Ahmed.

• 49.This cricketer originaly belongs from Pakistan.But due to continue disturbances in his country he had to take political shelter in an another country.There he continued practising cricket & only then he realised that he is good enough to play international cricket.He played the 2015 World Cup for his adopted country.Id him.

• Ans- Sikander Raza Butt,Zimbabwe

50. Connect…exhaustive

• Ans- Inspiration of World Cup Mascots when it were held in Indian subcontinent in 1987,1996 & 2011.

• Dovey(Dove) Googlee(Google) Stumpy(Stump)

• 51.West Indies was playing a warm up match for the 1987 World Cup on 19th October at Gadaffi Stadium,Lahore against a local side.The captain of that local side won the toss & elected to bat first.He came himself to open the innings with Mudassar Nazar.He faced the first ball of the innings & in the second one he was clean bowled.Id this captain cum batsman.

• Ans- Nawaz Shariff,current Pakistani Prime Minister.

• 52.It was 1996 World Cup.Pepsi & Coca Cola both were fighting to become one of the official sponsor for the tournament. Coca Cola eventually won the right with a staggering $3.7 million to become the official sponsor. To counter it,archrivals Pepsi used a tagline during that World Cup which become immense popular.It even surpassed the official sponsor Coca Cola.What was that???

• Ans- Nothing Official About It!!!

• 53.There are so many boycotts in World Cup matches.But the first ever boycott was happened in an ICC Trophy(World Cup Qualifiers) match in 1979.The country's government told the team not to play against a particular side for political reason.So the team forfeited their match and had to play a knockout match to qualify.Id both the country.

• Ans- Sri Lanka & Israel

• 54.He cited Racism as the reason for his omission from a world cup match despite doing well in the previous matches in this 2015 World Cup.He tweeted,"Always tougher when your in the minority!! #colour #race". The team has taken disciplinary action against him instantly & send him back to the country from the World Cup. Who is he??

• Ans- Majid haq,Scotland

• 55.He played 2007 World Cup for some other team.But he had a desire to play for Ireland in 2011 WC.Technically he qualified for de Irish.Even he was selected in de squad for de World Cup preparation tour to India.But at de end he had to be withdrawn from de team as his county team Glocestershire was asking a huge compensate for him which Irish board couldn't afford.So he missed de 2011 WC.Who is this cricketer???

• Ans- Hamish Marshall.

• 56.He is a former footballer for Woking. He came in the limelight in 1991.He was playing de 3rd round match against West Bromwich Albion. Trailing 1–0 at half time, he scored a hat-trick in the second half to help Woking to a 4–2 historic win.He was also a cricketer for Gibraltar.He played for them in de ICC Trophy/Cricket World Cup Qualifiers.Id him.

• Ans- Tim Buzaglo

• 57.He never got the deserved opportunities & was always mishandled by the selectors.He played only one World Cup in 2003. Yet he scored 172* in a match at that World Cup.This is till the highest score of his country in world cup.Name him.

• Ans- Craig Wishart,Zimbabwe

• 58.He was the wicket keeper of New Zealand in the 1979 world cup.In the semifinal against England he played a little cameo at the death overs to almost chased down the target set by England.They lost only by 9 runs.The next closest semifinal loss for the Kiwis was happened in 1992. Coincidently he was the coach then. Id this kiwi

• Ans- Warren Lees

• 59.He is only the second cricketer in the history of World Cup Cricket to achieve it. It was 1979 World Cup when it happened with him. Who is the first & who is the last in this list. Also id him.

• Ans- Franklyn Dennis,Canada.• Hit wicket in world cup. 1st was Roy

Fredericks(WI) & last Misbah-ul-Haq.

• 60.The Air Srilanka flight was bringing the heroes of Sri Lanka's 1996 World Cup team from Lahore.Their captain Arjuna Ranatunga entered the cockpit having the World Cup in hand & posed along with the flight's pilot.What was the reason of this???

• Ans- The pilot was ex Sri Lankan world cupper Sunil Wettimuny.

• 61.Together, this personality who once took 5 wickets in a World Cup match, with his wife Marlice(in de pic) strive for the preservation of both animal species and the culture of the country's original inhabitants (The San community).Id him & tell what's unique about him regarding World Cup???

• Ans- Rudi van Vuren,played cricket & Rugby union world cup in same year 2003.

• 62.It was a campaign from one of the leading companys of India during the 1999 World Cup to maximize its different products’ sale. Mr. Satish Mane,the General Manager of the company said that the company's World Cup promotion campaign in 1999 was considered one of the largest consumer promotions ever, wherein redemptions alone were in excess of Rs 1.6 crore. Which company & what was their tagline during that campaign???

• Ans- Britania Khao,World cup jao!!!

• 63.In 2007 World Cup,9 out of the 10 ICC Elite panel umpires were appointed. Darrel Hair only missed as he was suspended then for the infamous Pakistan's forfeited Test.7 out of the 8 Ellite panel Match Referees were also selected. Who missed out & why???

• Ans- Clive Llyod,as he was selected the team manger of the WI just before World Cup.

• 64.She ,Anne Grant(being carried on de shoulders) led her team to win a historical Olympic Gold in Hockey.Only few years later his brother also led his team to create history in Cricket World Cup.Id her brother.

• Ans- Duncan Fletcher. He was the captain of Zimbabwe team in 1983 World Cup.

• 65.He was the first ever Man of the Match award winner for West Indies in World Cup.He was often compared with Gary Sobers for his allround abilities. Though his career was cut shot by a rebel tour to South Africa in 1982-83.After that tour he was banned for life.Id him.

• Ans- Bernard Jullien

• 66.He scored four consecutive half centuries in de 1983 World Cup.But he never scored another half century before or after those 4 half centuries.Id this English cricketer who had a batting average of 72.00 in that World Cup.

• Ans- Grame Fowler.

• 67.It was a venue for the 1992 World Cup.But the city wasn't as developed as other big cities in the country.Even it hadn't any world class hotel.England had to play a match there.But the beds of the hotel were too small for the big figured English.So they decided to stay in Melbourne & during the match day they reached the stadium by plane directly.Name the city or the ground.

• Ans- Eastern Oval Ground,Ballarat

• 68.First one was the World Cup record holder before 2011 World Cup.But now the record belongs to the second.Id both of them & tell about their World Cup record.

• Ans- Youngest ever player to play the World Cup.

• Talha Jubair(Ban)- 17 years & 70 days.• Nitish Kumar(Can)- 16 years & 283 days.

• 69.He was a prolific run scorer in Indian domestic cricket in the 90's.But he played only 7 ODIs for India & never got a chance to play in the World Cup. He took a chance in 2002 to get selected for the country’s 2003 World Cup team. So he started wicket keeping only at that time as it was the only slot unsecured till then. But Sourav Ganguly always preferred Parthiv Patel & when he decided to implement Rahul Dravid as the wicket keeper,it was the end of the road for him.He eventually retired from all form of cricket after the world cup 2003.Who is he???

• Ans- Current selector Vikram Rathour.

70. Connection…exhaustive

• Ans- Centuries in their country’s world cup debut match.

• Denis Amiss(Eng) vs India,1975• Glenn Turner(NZ) vs East Africa,1975• Jeromey Bray(Ire) vs Zimbabwe,2007

• 71. He was the first ever substitute fielder to take a catch in the World Cup History. It happened in 13th June,1979 at Nottingham when he took Pakistan’s captain Asif Iqbal's catch in the bowling of Alan Hurst.

• He was the coach of a team in the 2015 World Cup. Id the player & name the country where he is coaching.

• Ans- Dav Whatmore,current coach of Zimbabwe.

• 72.Playing World Cup is the biggest dream for every cricketers.But this cricketer X was suffering from depression during 2011 WC.So he had to be replaced with Y, just before their quarter final clash.Id both of them.

• Ans- X=Michael Yardy & Y=Adil Rashid

• 73.He never played International cricket,first class or List A cricket.He left cricket at an early age.He was never popular as a coach also & only few years back he was the coach of a lowly team like Argentina Cricket team.But he was the coach of a team in the 2015 world cup.Id him.

• Ans- Mike Hesson,NZ

• 74.X was selected in the final world cup squad but didn't play a single match & his team reached the final.He became important part of his team in the next two world cups & played almost every games.But his team couldn't reach the final on both occasions. In his last & fourth world cup he again didn't play a single game & this time his team qualified for the final.Name this ill fated cricketer.

• Ans- Marvan Attapattu

• 75.It was a World Cup match between Kenya & Australia in Vizag on 26th Feb,1996.Michael Slater had the pitch report & he was commentating in the commentary box when opting to bat first Australia was batting aggressively. But what was unique about him regarding this World Cup match???

• Ans- In the second half he fielded as a substitute fielder as he was the member of the 15men squad.

• 76.He was born in 7th April,1964.He is a great cricket enthusiastic & used to play cricket from his childhood along with his two cousins.He has also captained the 'Australian' team containing Steve Waugh against an English side in an 'Ashes' match.Both of his cousins captained their country in the World Cup. He become world famous in 2010.Who is he???

• Ans- Oscar winner Russel Crowe,cousin of Martin & Jeff Crowe.

• 77.X participated in the World Cup both as a player & a manager. Later he became the chief selector for his team.He was also an ICC Match Referee.X memorial trophy is a premier cricket trophy in his country.He has a world cup achievement. Id him & tell about his achievement.

• Ans- Harilal Shah,1st ever duck in world cup. He was the team manager of the Kenyan team in 1999 World Cup.

• Winners of Harilal Shah Memorial Tophy.

• 78.He was a school teacher by profession & took leave for few days to play the world cup.But unexpectedly his team qualified for the next round.So he had to extended his leave which was only granted when his country's prime minister had requested the school authority.Id this legend of his country.

• Ans- Kyle McCallan,Ireland

• 79.He was a member of the 1979 WC winning team of the West Indies.He again played for them in 1983 WC.But later in his career he captained the USA in the 1997 & 2001 ICC Trophys.In this way he become the only world cup winner who played in the World Cup Qualifiers also.Name him.

• Ans- Faoud Bachhus.

• 80.This footballer,named Jarrod participated in the 2009 FIFA Confedarations Cup in South Africa.But his father is a cricket World Cupper.He holds the world record of highest score ever by a no.9 batsman in Tests.Id the cricketer.

• Ans- Ian Smith

• 81.During 2011 world cup who told that something should happen again as the last time when it had happened he was in the same position where he was in 2011??? Also tell what did he mention to happen again???

• Ans- Current president & then Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee was speaking about India’s chances to win the Cup in 2011. He was also the finance minister when India lifted the Trophy in 1983.

• 82.A specially commissioned tartan is being used by Scotland in their jerseys' sleeves in this World Cup.This clan tartan is dedicated to a Wisden Cricketer of the year in 1891 who was born in Scotland but played Tests for England.Id him.

• Ans- Gregor McGregor

Clan Tartan.

• 83.This personality,named Manoj Yadav came in the news during 2011 World Cup.Tell me the reason.

• Ans- He is the lyricist of theme song ‘De Ghumake’

• 84. This man is the longest serving Prime Minister of New Zealand. A 2015 World Cup stadium is named after him in Hamilton. Just name the stadium or Id him.

• Ans- Seddon Park,Hamilton after Richard Seddon.

• 85.He played in the 1975 world cup as a wicket keeper for New Zealand.The first ever stumping in world cup is credited to him.He is also the first ever wicket keeper to score an ODI century.But sadly he died within a year of that world cup due to skin cancer.Id him.

• Ans- Ken Wardsworth

• 86.Situated 30 km north of Dublin,there seems little remarkable about Rush Cricket Club,a divison two team in the Leinster League.But during this 2015 World Cup the club has come under the world's media attention.Tell me the reason.

• Ans- Two world cup captains Ed Joyce & William Potterfield belong from this club.

• 87."When I got to hospital I discovered I had sustained a hairline fracture of the rib, my right foot was broken, I had a dreadful bruise on my inner thigh, my hip bone was badly bruised and I was completely numb in my left leg. I thought I was paralyzed. The numbness stayed with me for 12 hours." Whose words & who was responsible for it???

• Ans- Sunil Wettimuny in the bowling of Jeff Thompson.

• 88.He would be very much happy now. His team experienced one of the most heartbreaking lose ever against Pakistan in the 1992 World Cup Semi Final at Eden Park,Auckland. 23 years later his son's team has broken the jinx to enter the final at the same place. Who is this father & son.

• Ans- Rod Latham & Tom Latham.

• 89.He was a team member of the 1987 New Zealand World Cup squad. He also represented NZ in the Commonwealth Games’ Badminton event in 1986 & 1990. His brother also played the 1999 Cricket World Cup. Who is he?

• Ans- Phil Horne,brother of Matt Horne.

• 90.Bishen Singh Bedi once told that a particular world cup team was in the World Cup to just make the noumbers & he compared their jerseys with X-Mas trees.However he was proved totally wrong at the end of that tournament.Id the team & which World Cup???

• Ans- Kenya,2003 World Cup.

• 91.He was the wicket keeper of England in 1983 World Cup.He was also a goal keeper in football & played for Slough Town & Arsenal Youth.His nickname is 'Gunner' for his playing connection with the Aresenal.He was also selected the chairman of Burnham FC in 2009.Name this cricketer cum footballer.

• Ans- Ian Gould.

• 92.Why is he a very important person in West Indies's World Cup campaign??? Also id him.

• Ans- David Rudder’s ‘Rally round the West Indies’ is used as the cricket anthem of West Indies in ICC events.

• As west Indies is group of combined independent islands. They have not a particular national anthem.

• 93.Afghanistan's rise in the world cricket has similarities with the story of movie 'Chak de India'.Afghanistan were in the 5th divison.But they qualified for the ICC Trophy.They came so close for a world cup spot but missed by a whisker.Though they gained ODI status.In the movie an unfancied Indian team won the world cup under the coaching of Kabir Khan.But who was Afghanistan's coach in their journey???

• Ans- Also Kabir Khan.

• 94. Zimbabwe had to catch a fight to play against South Africa in this 2015 World Cup. But a player was really confused as he found his name in every tickets. So he wasn’t getting his own ticket. What was the reason for this confusion?

• Ans- Hamilton Masakadza with his team were going to the city ‘Hamilton’.

• 95. Just name this Bollywood movie.

• Ans-

• 96. X is a Cricket World Cupper. His father Mike was an international Rugby Union player for England. It was the rarest occasion when Mike opened the batting for England with Arthur Milton,an international Footballer for England(2 double internationals) in a Test match against New Zealand in 1958. X’s own brother-in-law is Y,a legend of their country. Id X & Y.

• Ans- X – Neil Smith & Y – Sebastian Coe

• 97.Kevin O’Brien in the picture celebrated in crane pose from the movie ‘Karate Kid’ after taking the catch of a UAE batsman in this 2015 World Cup. What was the reason for this kind of celebration?

• Ans- The batsman was Krishna Chandran Karate. Karate was his last name.

• 98. He was born in Kowloon,Hong Kong on 2nd April,1963. He played for the Hong Kong team in the 1982 ICC Trophy. He was selected ‘Sports Person in the Year’ of Hong Kong. But latter he played two World Cup cricket in 1992 & 1996. He was also the coach of Pune Warriors India in IPL. Id him.

• Ans- Dermot Reeve.

• 99.During 2007 world cup,he got drunk heavily before an important game at Gros Islet,St. Lucia. Inspite of being drunk,he went to the near beach for a walk and suddenly an idea came to his mind. He dragged a pedalo to had some fun on the ocean. He nearly drowned when the boat carrying him capsized. He was rescued by a hotel staff(England stayed there) at 4am. For this incident, he was stripped of his vice captaincy for rest of the tournament & was suspended for the next match by his team management. Who is he???

• Ans- Andrew Flintoff.

• 100.He was a substitute fielder for the England against the Aussies in 2009 Ashes.He has highest score of 175 in ODI.He scored two consecutive centuries in de 2014 ICC World Cup Qualifiers to help his side qualified for the World Cup.Id the cricketer who plays for Durham in English County Cricket.

• Ans- Calum Macleod.

101. Connect them with another cricketer,clue-2007 world cup

• Ans- AB Devilliers scored four ducks in world cup 2007. It’s a rarest thing that ABD has scored a zero. But in 2007 WC he got four.

• They were the bowlers who dismissed him.• James Franklin,Byod Rankin,Chaminda Vaas &

Billi Steeling.

• 102.He was born in Andhra Pradesh in 1962. But was a prominent member of Tamil Nadu Ranji team which won the trophy in 1988. He played both Tests and ODI for India & was the new ball partner of Kapil Dev. Recently Ravi Shastri has called him 'Man With 70 Wickets'. Id him.

• Ans- India’s bowling coach Bhrath Arun.

• 103.He had to officiate the WC match between South Africa & Pakistan in 1996.But had to be replaced with Steve Bucknor in this match as Pakistan protested against his involvement in their matches. Who is he???

• Ans- Ian Robinson,Zimbabwe

• 104. X,a Test cricketer was born in Mumbai & had his education in Mumbai & Nainital. His Hockey loving father used to work in Bombay Police. He(father) was the umpire of the 1964 & 1968 Olympics Hockey. Though he hasn't do anything special in international cricket. But he has an special achievement in World Cup cricket. Id him & what's his World Cup achievement???

• Ans- John Jameson,England. He faced the 1st ever ball in world cup history.

• India’s Madanlal bowled him the 1st ever ball of World Cup.

• He is the 1st ever cricket in World Cup to be dismissed also. He was caught by Srinivas Venkatraghavan & the bowler was Mohinder Amarnath.

• 105. If the person in the left & the person in the right represent the 2011 World Cup Semifinal & Final matches of India respectively. Then who represents the 2011 Quarterfinal match of India???

• Ans- Narendra Modi,the then president of Gujarat Cricket Association. Ahmedabad hosted India’s Quarterfinal match.

• IS Bindra & Vilasrao Deshmukh,they were the presidents of their respective state cricket association during World Cup Semifinal & Final matches of India.